The use of technology for housekeeping and bibliographic searching activities in university libraries of Saudi Arabia: the need for acceleration

Library Review

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 179-185

  Khalid, H M ^a  

^a THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Automation; Libraries; Saudi Arabia; University libraries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986084304     PISSN: 00242535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00242530010325472     Document Type: Article

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